In tile, course of a review of the political situation a .northern correspondent says one effect of the. hurried adjournment of Parliament and its rea-yembly to pass only emergency legislation, is to delay the appointnienit of the Commission which the Government has promised to examine and report on Local Government in New Zealand, with a view to bringing about amalgamation of local body districts, and a general reduction of costs. The Commission, was originally to have been appointed early in the year; hut now that the session has been prolonged in exceptional circumstances, and the pa-Ifolio of Internal Affairs lias changed hands, it is considered in Parliamentary circles that this invevi Ration, which is bound to make the Government unpopular, will he held over indefinitely. It. is regarded as curious that if the Government really intended to establish a Commission for a. thorough overhaul of local government, it -should, in three instances d "'ing the present session, have passed l egislation providing other machinery for the amalgamation of local body The Hosoitals and Charitable Institutions Amendment
Act, which was passed before the House adjourned, empowered the Governm©nit to appoint a Coininisi-ioii comprising a. Magistrate, or -a Magistrate and two other persons, to enquire whether “Any two or more contiguous hospital difcnricts should be' reconstituted so as to form a smaller number of districts.’ if the Commission so lecommends the Government may then formally consnitute a smaller number of districts. A similar procedure in respect of the amalgamation of boroughs and fire districts was authorised in the Municipal Corporations Bill, which is still before the House, and th s Eire Brigades Amendment Act. Loonl body representatives, have been unable to discover the .need for these powers, in addition to jtlie powers or investigation and recommendation, winch, would be given to a Royal Commission for the same purpose, and their general opinion is that the ‘Government iia now likely to delay indefiuitelv the setring up of the Commission, and wii’l bring about any nm.aTrnmations that it- thinks fit bv the machinery provided,in this recent legislation.
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Hokitika Guardian, 26 January 1933, Page 4
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